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New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority News and Photosen-cawebstaff@therepublic.comCopyright 2015NY transit officials review safety after train-car collisionhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8ea0878472c447919c6a6ec74f1e4c69/US--Train-Car-Collisionhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8ea0878472c447919c6a6ec74f1e4c69/US--Train-Car-CollisionNEW YORK - Transportation officials said Wednesday they are reviewing safety practices at railroad crossings throughout suburban New York including adding warning signs, red-light cameras and sensors that would alert a train of the presence of a vehicle on the tracks after an SUV collided with a Metro-North commuter train, killing six people.]]>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 13:22:13 -0500More subway delays ahead if NYC can't fund transit budgethttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/79beaa59e83f491fb851e7fcf2ef1dee/US--MTA-Budgethttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/79beaa59e83f491fb851e7fcf2ef1dee/US--MTA-BudgetNEW YORK - It's an ominous refrain, repeated endlessly in the same automated monotone: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are delayed because of train traffic ahead of us."]]>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 12:19:20 -0500NYC subway station destroyed on 9/11 still not in usehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/cc0b4043195b40fa9baafe4c112270eb/NY--WTC-Subway-Stationhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/cc0b4043195b40fa9baafe4c112270eb/NY--WTC-Subway-StationNEW YORK - A New York City subway station that was destroyed when the World Trade Center towers collapsed onto it in 2001 is still under construction and likely won't reopen until 2018.]]>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:56:42 -0500Proposal would add tolls on NYC's free bridges, 60th Streethttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6eeed1f19a0d456f89d32fa637c87b18/US--Toll-Swaphttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6eeed1f19a0d456f89d32fa637c87b18/US--Toll-SwapNEW YORK - Reviving a congestion-pricing idea that has been rejected before, an influential transportation coalition proposed implementing tolls for all cars that cross 60th Street in Manhattan and the free bridges spanning the East River.]]>Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:07:27 -0500New Jersey Turnpike Authority considers licensing logoshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0f22ee20530f44cabe1505374937fc9d/NJ--Member-Exchange-Turnpike-Authority-Logoshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0f22ee20530f44cabe1505374937fc9d/NJ--Member-Exchange-Turnpike-Authority-LogosTRENTON, New Jersey - Would your morning commute be a little better if you were drinking coffee from an official New Jersey Turnpike travel mug? Would paying tolls be a little less of a task if you could reach in to a genuine Garden State Parkway purse for a quarter to throw in the basket?]]>Sat, 07 Feb 2015 12:14:28 -0500New York City mayor's speech focuses on affordable housinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/81f8b15201ee408ab331acfe32f2bb8a/US--NYC-Mayor-State-of-the-Cityhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/81f8b15201ee408ab331acfe32f2bb8a/US--NYC-Mayor-State-of-the-City

NEW YORK - Mayor Bill de Blasio used his annual State of the City speech Tuesday to outline a plan to build hundreds of thousands of new affordable homes in New York City, an ambitious proposal he hopes will combat income inequality and change the face of neighborhoods across the nation's largest city.]]>

Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:17:32 -0500NYC subway train loses power, strands riders for 2 ½ hourshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d52471a6a3224a3c90bba8987d31f578/US--Winter-Weather-Subway-Powerhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d52471a6a3224a3c90bba8987d31f578/US--Winter-Weather-Subway-PowerNEW YORK - Transit officials say a New York City subway train lost power, stranding riders for 2 ½ hours before it could be towed to a station. Five other trains were stuck behind it.]]>Mon, 02 Feb 2015 13:05:28 -0500NY Senate to review MTA's financeshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/501b7646165f412fb8c671f07e284d57/NY--MTA-Financeshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/501b7646165f412fb8c671f07e284d57/NY--MTA-FinancesALBANY, New York - State lawmakers in New York are taking a look at the finances of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.]]>Sun, 01 Feb 2015 09:14:04 -0500